GEF-8 Indo-Malaya Critical Forest Biome Integrated Program
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This critical forest biome region includes 32.3 million hectares of intact forest landscapes from what were once much larger, continuous expanses of tropical forest. Spectacular endemic wildlife include the Tiger, Orangutan, Saola, Cat Ba langur, Giant ibis, Mekong giant catfish, Spoonbilled sandpiper. These forests also provide essential wintering grounds for numerous migratory birds. They store enormous amount of carbon with positive effects on climate stability that go beyond their carbon sequestration potential, providing water and other essential services to more than 50 million people. Many of these areas are managed by indigenous and local communities.
Indo-Malayan forests are also among the world’s most threatened – more than 17 million ha of primary forest have been lost in the past 20 years alone, largely due to agricultural expansion, mining, illegal logging, and infrastructure projects.
To help conserve and protect these remaining forests for present and future generations, the GEF-8 cycle of funding includes a dedicated Indo-Malaya Critical Forest Biome Integrated Program that provides incentives and resources for Indo-Malaya countries to program a portion of their GEF STAR allocation towards conservation of these forests.